Friday, January 27, 2012
The Worlds Greatest
Music is one of my biggest passions in life so I feel like for my Passion blog every week I will take a song and relate it to my life and the things that I have dealt with weekly. Some songs may just define my week and some songs may have helped me get through a situation. This week Pennsylvania State University has dealt with the loss of one of the greatest coaches in college history, Joe Paterno.
Joe Paterno holds the record for the most NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football coach with 409 and is the only FBS coach to reach 400 victories and was named the winningest coach in Division I history. The song "The Worlds Greatest" by R.Kelly is a perfect song to describe Joe Paterno and his accomplishments. In the lyrics of the song, R.Kelly says "I am a mountain, I am a tall tree, oh, I am a swift wind, sweepin' the country, I am a river, down in the valley" implying that he is every natural landform on earth that keeps the earth stable and in a way this relates to Joe Paterno because he was everything that held Penn State together. He played a big role in making Penn State the proud family that we are today. In his song R.Kelly also says "I'm that star up in the sky" and now Joe Paterno is thought to be a star in the sky watching over Penn State and leaving the memory of all of his accomplishments and his impact on our school.
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"I am a river, down in the valley." Heh, it's like Happy Valley. Well I think Joe was a great guy that wasn't perfect. But I can tell you really respected Joe Paterno. I'm not trying to be a smartass here, but I didn't know much about the guy; how do you feel he was "everything that held Penn State together?" That's a pretty powerful statement, I just want to know from where you're coming with it.
ReplyDeleteJoe Paterno was indeed a role model, from the little that I know. I watched his memorial service on television yesterday; it was interesting to witness. He left a positive imprint on the lives of many and provided them with many opportunities. Now that he's gone we must all learn from his positive actions. He gave to the needy and opened doors of opportunities for the disadvantaged. We must celebrate his accomplishments and learn from him
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